Mexico
Time now in Jamaica
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 07:09Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,143
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
07:09
Day length
12h 43m
Coordinates
19.86, -101.13
Time difference from Jamaica
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Jamaica right now.
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About the time in Jamaica
The zone identifier America/Mexico_City is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Mexico_City keeps pointing at Mexico City time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Jamaica runs on America/Mexico_City, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in Jamaica stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Mexico.
Frequently asked questions about time in Jamaica
- When do the sun rise and set in Jamaica today?
- Sunrise is at 06:26 and sunset at 07:09, giving 12h 43m of daylight.
- Does Jamaica change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Jamaica keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Mexico_City, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Jamaica right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Jamaica, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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